Saturday, September 26, 2015

Tormmok the Giant

Tormmok the Giant

Jocy's new bodyguard is Tormmok. He earned level 100 on Friday morning. Jocy had saved up a few gear upgrades which got him to i633 (weapon) and i627 (armor). He only has one additional attribute besides bodyguard, which is Taunt. Figuring there had to be something better, Jocy rolled the dice with her one retraining certificate to see if Tormmok got a better ability. Taunt was replaced by Recklessness. Recklessness is essentially an enrage, good for quicker kills but it also increases the chances of pulling aggro. Jocy hopes that she can maintain aggro on whatever they're killing, and that Tormmok's Enrage doesn't get him killed.

Jocy is committed to keeping young Tormmok around. No more merry-go-round with his bodyguards. Tormmok's best attribute may be his size. Jocy isn't going to lose sight of him under any circumstance. The man is HUGE. Time will tell how well he'll work out, but the pair have the whole weekend to get used to each other.





Jocy and Tormmok
Jocy and Tormmok Mounted

 Happy finally relented on the cost of upgrading Jocy's trinket. Mostly. Jocy was able to cover almost 16k gold in crafted gear needed for the stage 5, i700 trinket. The stage 6, i715 upgrade costs 30k all by itself, and it will take Jocy a little more time to build up her mats to buy that last upgrade. Happy will likely split the cost with her. Even so, Jocy's ilevel went from i684 to i687.

Jocy wanted Tormmok to see some real action - a test to see if he is any better than the other light weights Jocy has tested - and failed. The best place to do that is Fangrila, land of the elites. It was a new week, and a new "Rumble in the Jungle" quest to conquer. She also had to get Unseen Influence done as well, a daily she has failed to complete for two straight days, setting her even further back.
Before Fangrila, though, Jocy had an open quest to kill 25 enemy mobs near the Vol'Mar base. A pre-test, I guess, to see how Tormmok handles himself. Fifteen minutes later 25 enemy soldiers lay slain. Jocy pushed the fight, too, aggroing six at once . . . and Tormmok took it and asked for more.  Jocy growled at him for getting in the way a couple of times, but all in all - Jocy was silently pleased with what she'd seen so far.

Jocy was ready, with Tormmok at her side. Ack! A new danger! The Mrs is calling . . . I have to go to my accupuncture appointment. Sigh.

Ok, now that I'm back from the puncture palace, Jocy and Tormmok can continue their "get to know each other" phase in Fangrila. There is an elite in the swamps called a Night Haunter. Jocy has seen it twice, but when attacked it flies away, leaving behind a nine minute count down counter. I had to look the thing up. If Jocy gets another chance at it, she hopes the two of them can take it down. It's a level 101 elite with a steadily growing enrage (didn't know levels went over 100!).

No Night Haunter showed up, so Jocy hit the beach to kill elite crabs. They killed five, taking half the time it normally took for Jocy to kill them solo. Tormmok can do some pretty serious damage, and unlike the other three bodyguards Jocy tried out, Tormmok has yet to die even once. With Tormmok at her side, Jocy even took on an enemy fortress that she had not attempted before. Lots of battles and lots of treasures, too! Jocy will have and Unseen Influence quest to turn in, finally.

Tormmok is working out quite well so far. 

Progress Toward Draenor Pathfinder:
Vol'Jin's: 8200 -> 8700 -> 9700 -> Revered (DONE)
Master Treasure: -> 86, no change (need 100)
Awakened: Honored -> 4500 toward Revered (need 12,000)
Saberstalkers: Honored -> 4425 toward Revered (need 12,000)

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